Angola Gas Production Tracker

Angola’s natural gas sector has historically operated in the shadow of crude oil production, with associated gas either flared, reinjected for pressure maintenance, or processed through the Angola LNG facility at Soyo. However, gas is emerging as an increasingly important component of Angola’s energy strategy, driven by the Angola LNG expansion, the New Gas Consortium development, the Sanha Lean Gas Connection achieving first gas in 2024, and the government’s push for gas-to-power generation and domestic industrialization. This tracker provides comprehensive data on every dimension of Angola’s gas production, processing, monetization, and waste reduction.

Key Performance Indicators — Gas Production Summary

Gas Production Time Series — 2015 to 2026

Key Trends

The data reveals three structural shifts in Angola’s gas balance. First, non-associated gas is growing from 280 mmscf/d in 2020 to a projected 600 mmscf/d by 2026, driven by the Sanha Lean Gas Connection and the New Gas Consortium. Second, gas flaring has declined dramatically from 380 mmscf/d in 2015 to 120 mmscf/d in 2024, reflecting both regulatory pressure and improved gas capture infrastructure. Third, LNG feedgas has increased from 500 mmscf/d in 2020 to 700 mmscf/d in 2024, with the trajectory pointing toward near-capacity operations by 2026.

Angola LNG Facility — Detailed Performance

Annual Production Metrics

Angola LNG Ownership Structure

Angola LNG Gas Supply Sources

Gas Flaring Analysis

Flaring Volumes and Intensity — 2015 to 2026

The dramatic 68.4% reduction in gas flaring from 380 mmscf/d in 2015 to 120 mmscf/d in 2024 represents one of the most significant environmental improvements in Angola’s petroleum sector. The acceleration in 2024 — a single-year reduction of 38.5% from 195 to 120 mmscf/d — corresponds directly with the Sanha Lean Gas Connection achieving first gas, which enabled previously flared associated gas to be captured and routed to the Angola LNG facility. Angola’s flaring intensity has fallen from 5.9 m3/barrel in 2015 to 3.1 m3/barrel in 2024, approaching the World Bank’s Zero Routine Flaring target, though still above the global average of approximately 2.0 m3/barrel.

Flaring by Operator — 2024

Gas Reinjection Analysis

Gas reinjection serves as the primary pressure maintenance mechanism for Angola’s deepwater fields, where maintaining reservoir pressure is critical for sustaining oil production rates. Approximately 38% of all gas produced in Angola is reinjected into oil reservoirs.

Domestic Gas Utilization

Angola’s domestic gas consumption remains minimal relative to production, representing approximately 5.5% of gross gas output. The government’s gas master plan targets a substantial increase in domestic utilization for power generation, petrochemicals, and industrial use.

Gas Balance Sheet — 2024

The gas balance sheet reveals that 86.2% of Angola’s gross gas production is productively utilized (reinjection, LNG processing, and domestic consumption), with only 8.3% flared or vented. This represents a significant improvement from 2015, when flaring accounted for 21.7% of gross production, though the reinjection rate has remained relatively stable at 37-39% as operators continue to prioritize reservoir pressure maintenance for oil production.

New Gas Consortium Development

Eni Northern Gas Complex

Angola LNG Expansion Consideration

In November 2024, Angola LNG announced it was considering the addition of one additional liquefaction train or a mini-train with capacity of approximately 3 million tonnes per annum (mtpa). This expansion, if sanctioned, would increase total nameplate capacity from 5.2 mtpa to approximately 8.2 mtpa, making Angola a mid-tier LNG supplier comparable to Oman or Papua New Guinea.

Gas Production Forecast — 2025 to 2030

The gas production forecast shows Angola reaching near-full utilization of its existing LNG capacity by 2027-2028, at which point the expansion decision becomes urgent. The projected growth in domestic consumption from 80 mmscf/d to 480 mmscf/d by 2030 is the most ambitious element of the forecast and depends heavily on power sector investment, industrial development, and the physical infrastructure (pipelines, distribution networks) required to deliver gas to end consumers.

Gas production tracker last updated: March 22, 2026. Data sources: Angola LNG operational disclosures, Chevron asset reports, EIA country analysis for Angola (including Northern Gas Complex data), World Bank Global Gas Flaring Reduction Partnership (GGFR), ANPG gas production bulletins, Eni/Azule Energy corporate disclosures, scraped data (oil_gas_sector.json). Gas volumes are standard cubic feet at 14.696 psi and 60F unless otherwise noted.